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2002 Mitsubishi Lancer visibility problems

25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer17% of all complaints for this model year.

25
Visibility complaints
17%
share of all complaints
91,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact's daughter owns a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, she felt an air draft inside of the vehicle. The contact's daughter attempted to close the sunroof when she noticed that the sunroof had detached from the vehicle…

    filed Jun 27, 2022

  • The knobs to control the heating and defogging is broken. It has been unusually cold in georgia this winter and the defoggers only emit cold air. I have to drive the car early in the morning around 6:10am and I warm the car before my 7yr. Gets in. Now we have to have blankets for her because the…

    filed Mar 29, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Visibility problems in other Lancer years

YearReportsShare
2016 Lancer13%
2011 Lancer13%
2010 Lancer48%
2009 Lancer33%
2005 Lancer14%
2004 Lancer2126%
2003 Lancer7136%
Lancer visibility problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.